History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 409 - One to Rule Them All - Jean Bodin
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Sovereignty and Governance
- Jean Bodin believed sovereignty cannot be divided, requiring a final authority.
- He preferred monarchy but acknowledged democracy and aristocracy.
Bodin's Awareness of Alternatives
- Bodin, a historian and lawyer, understood different government forms.
- His concept of absolute sovereignty was controversial in his time.
Bodin's Shift in View
- Bodin's earlier work, "Method for the Easy Comprehension of History," presents a less absolutist stance.
- It suggests checks on royal power and oaths as the basis of sovereignty.